poke
[pəʊk]
The verdict
“poke” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 4
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - der Beutel
Corpus desk
Index DE-poke · poke · German
poke · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 4 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "P" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | poke |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [pəʊk] |
| Letters | 4 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „poke“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
poke is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [pəʊk]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 6 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for poke in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is poke, spelled P-O-K-E.
Definition
- 1der Beutel
- 2die Direktspeicheranweisung
- 3das Portemonnaie
- 4die Pferdestärken, PS
- 5der Stoß
- 6der Fick
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how poke appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
"I was comforting myself, however, with the thought that in pious Bildad might be found some salvation, spite of his seven hundred and seventy-seventh lay; when I felt a sudden sharp poke in my rear, and turning round, was horrified at the apparition of Captain Peleg in the act of withdrawing his leg from my immediate vicinity."
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.